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Arkansas in 1998

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +3.1%, against +3.7% for the United States and +2.8% in 1997.

10,021 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,160 single-family), −9.1% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+3.1%Arkansas index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
10,021housing units permitted in 19987,160 single-family
35 of 37counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.2%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Poinsett County+15.4%65652.9
Jackson County+11.0%24241.4
Conway County+7.9%990.4
Arkansas County+7.3%15150.9
Cross County+6.0%31311.9
Ouachita County+5.8%880.4
St. Francis County+5.8%21211.0
Crittenden County+4.9%1901904.1
Pope County+4.9%1131131.7
Crawford County+4.8%1691692.7
Cleburne County+4.1%47471.8
Union County+4.0%17170.5
Baxter County+3.9%66661.5
Boone County+3.8%1361363.5
Pulaski County+3.8%1,0411,0412.6
Greene County+3.4%1701703.6
Lonoke County+3.4%3573574.7
Saline County+3.3%3113112.3
Sebastian County+3.2%3493492.7
Hot Spring County+3.1%990.3
Faulkner County+2.9%5285283.9
Miller County+2.6%77771.8
White County+2.6%1131131.4
Ashley County+2.5%880.4
Mississippi County+2.5%65651.7
Craighead County+2.4%4154153.5
Jefferson County+2.4%1201201.9
Columbia County+2.3%14140.6
Benton County+2.2%9399392.8
Garland County+2.2%1011011.0
Clark County+1.9%47472.2
Independence County+1.9%25250.6
Washington County+1.9%8928923.3
Drew County+1.4%18181.1
Johnson County+1.2%40401.5
Carroll County0.0%27270.9
Phillips County−8.2%31312.2
Bradley County—990.9
Chicot County—991.0
Clay County—18181.3
Cleveland County—000.0
Desha County—29292.9
Franklin County—21211.2
Fulton County—770.6
Grant County—11110.6
Hempstead County—14140.7
Howard County—27272.2
Izard County—35352.4
Lawrence County—21211.3
Lincoln County—12120.9
Little River County—990.8
Logan County—21211.0
Madison County—330.2
Marion County—18718710.6
Montgomery County—000.0
Newton County—000.0
Perry County—660.6
Pike County—000.0
Polk County—20201.0
Randolph County—27271.4
Scott County—660.6
Searcy County—220.3
Sevier County—660.4
Sharp County—000.0
Stone County—990.7
Van Buren County—000.0
Woodruff County—661.1
Yell County—770.4

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Arkansas by year010,00020,0001995: 11,707 units (7,295 single-family, 4,412 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 11,144 units (7,671 single-family, 3,473 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 11,026 units (6,831 single-family, 4,195 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 10,021 units (7,160 single-family, 2,861 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 11,502 units (7,749 single-family, 3,753 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 9,203 units (6,927 single-family, 2,276 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 10,407 units (7,457 single-family, 2,950 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 12,436 units (8,007 single-family, 4,429 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 14,839 units (10,072 single-family, 4,767 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 15,855 units (10,563 single-family, 5,292 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 17,932 units (13,191 single-family, 4,741 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 13,885 units (10,769 single-family, 3,116 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 11,031 units (7,990 single-family, 3,041 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 8,810 units (5,219 single-family, 3,591 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 7,056 units (4,526 single-family, 2,530 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 7,177 units (4,648 single-family, 2,529 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,800 units (4,141 single-family, 2,659 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 8,231 units (5,417 single-family, 2,814 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 7,481 units (5,521 single-family, 1,960 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 7,666 units (5,257 single-family, 2,409 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 8,500 units (5,709 single-family, 2,791 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 9,474 units (6,816 single-family, 2,658 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 10,795 units (7,376 single-family, 3,419 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 10,179 units (7,354 single-family, 2,825 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 12,723 units (7,869 single-family, 4,854 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 12,493 units (8,802 single-family, 3,691 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 14,198 units (10,563 single-family, 3,635 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 14,364 units (9,473 single-family, 4,891 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 12,842 units (9,360 single-family, 3,482 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 13,684 units (9,819 single-family, 3,865 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 15,492 units (10,298 single-family, 5,194 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Arkansas by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.